[etni] Why HOTS in L2??
- From: Cecile Hadassah Nadav <hadassahn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:54:07 +0200
I'm pro-HOTS in general, because I think that many students leave school
without the ability to think deeply about much of what they learn. I was
certified 6 years ago in California, where HOTS was a big part of the
curriculum for teachers, as well as part of the state's benchmarks for
students. All the textbooks were chock-full of HOTSy activities. It's great
that Israel is catching up. But why in English??? As far as I know, HOTS is
not part of the curriculum in Hebrew subjects (please correct me if I'm
wrong). It makes NO pedagogical sense to introduce these skills in a
student's L2!!! It seems to me that if the English Inspectorate considers
HOTS to be important, which they are, it should petition the Ministry of
Education to introduce HOTS into the general Hebrew curriculum first. Once
it's been established, the students will easily be able to transfer their
HOTS skills to L2. This, in my opinion, would make everyone's lives much
easier. Any thoughts??
Hadassah Nadav
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